Gourmet Night presents...

            ALIEN TASK FORCE TOTANRANGER
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With....
            Drake Swift....... TotanRed !

            Matt Baritowski... TotanBlue !

            Kary Mitchel...... TotanPink !

            Jessica Howell.... TotanYellow !

            JT Fitzpatrick.... TotanGreen !
and...
            Professor Sherman Franklin !

                        Episode 7:
                 "Oxygen Level:  Zero !"

"Three day weekend!"
   Words that the five rangers could not beleive.  They had literally 
exhausted themselves over the past two weeks with ranger duties, schoolwork, 
home chores and whatnot.
   "What are we going to do for three days?"  Jessica asked.
   "I am going to sleep straight through!"  Matt said.
   "Well, I'm going up to that cabin in the mountains for three days."  Drake 
said.  "Should regain my strength.  Anyone want to come?"
   "Count me out."  Kary said.  "I've got plans."
   "I'm in."  JT said.  "Sounds like fun."
   "Me too."  Jessica said.
   "OK, guys, pack tonight, and pack lightly."  Drake said, putting on his 
brown jacket.  "I'll pick you up 8:00."
   "Cool."  JT said.

-+-

In the Shadow Ship, DragonDogi viewed the newest Virus Monsterman creation on 
the display moniter.
   "What is that thing?"  DragonDogi asked the plump white alien beside him.
   "This is ViroVacuum."  Matchmorou said.
   "How will a vaccuum cleaner help us defest the Rangers?"  DragonDogi asked.
   "I am so glad you asked."  Matchmorou said.  "Those puny Red Green and 
Yellow Rangers are heading to the mountains for three days."
   "So?"
   "Don't you see?  High evelations have less atmosphere (only slightly, but 
still less), so ViroVaccuum will be able to asily absorb the oxygen present 
there."
   "Cut off their air supply in isolation?"  DragonDogi mused.  "I LIKE it."
   "Then it is settled."  Matchmorou said.  "Allow me to send him down in the 
pod."

-+-

 The next day in the mountains was spectauclar.  Drake was up early, almost
 literally at the crack of dawn, just to cook one of the best breakfasts any 
 of them had ever tasted.  JT was able to fully release his energy with 
 increadible jogs throughout the woods, and Jessica seemed more in her element 
 during the isolation.  The night was spent telling each other tales and just 
 otherwise having an unforgettable time.

   "Wake up, everybody..."
   Drake's words were quiet, but awoke Jessica and JT, both asleep in the 
living room after a late night.
   "It's morning already?"  JT asked.
   "You can't be that tired, JT."  Jessica said.  The short girl seemed 
different, but it was probably nothing.
   "I made breakfast."  Drake said.
   "Makes sense getting up for that."  JT said.
   "Man, Matt and Kary would have really loved being here."  Jessica said.  
"Drake, if I may, this vacation is literally one of the greatest times of my 
life."
   "I agree."  JT said.
   "Thanks, you guys."  Drake said from the kitchen.
   Suddenly, the cabin began to rock as a loud sound was heard heading over 
them.  The ruckus died down quickly, but the three were left to wonder what 
had happened.

 On the other side of the hill, Virovaccuum emerged and began to almost 
 silently suck up the atmosphere (hard to tell) and laughing hysterically to 
 himself.

After eating their second wonderful breakfast, Drake, JT, and Jessica headed 
out to investigate the strangeness that had occurred earlier.
   "Maybe it was just a plane or something."  JT said.
   "Planes don't fly here."  Drake said.  "Too dangerous."
   The three escalate higher up the hill and continued their basic search.
   "Hey, you guys, does it seem like the air is getting a little thin?"  
Jessica asked.
   "We're high up."  Drake said.  "But it shouldn't be THIS low.  Something's 
up."
   "Got that right, Ranger!"
   The three turned around and were almost face-to-face against ViroVaccuum.
   "Ba ha ha ha ha!"  ViroVaccuum laughed harshly as he turned on the large 
collectors about his armour.
   "Let's go, rangers!"  Drake yelled.  The three flicked their wrists and 
their transformers appeared.  The computer counted along as they dialed in 
their transformation code.
   "Two-Zero-Seven-Four."
 Suddenly, the three were sucked into a black void with a green grid in the 
 background.  Drake's suit slipped onto him quickly and his visor gleamed.  As 
 the camera scrolled back.  Two white rays on opposite sides circled clockwise 
 around his sideways-I, transforming Jessica and JT into Rangers.
   The three Rangers posed and simultaneously called out "ALIEN TASK FORCE... 
TOTANRANGER!"
   ViroVaccuum laughed again.  "Ha ha!  Not even your keen suits can protect 
you agianst the vaccuum!"
   TotanYellow waved her right wrist.  "Yeah?  We're not afraid of a simple 
household appliance!"
   "You misunderstand my name."  ViroVaccuum laughed.  "I am the ETERNAL 
VOID!"
   ViroVaccuum began sucking the three rangers toward him.  the Rangers had to 
struggle to avoid getting trapped by the monster.
   "It's time to knock the wind out of you!"  ViroVaccum yelled and activated 
the full-cycle suction, severely injuring the three rangers.
   "Nobody can stop me now!"  ViroVaccuum yelled.
   Suddenly, TotanBlue and Pink appeared and kicked ViroVaccuum down.
   "What was that?"  Virovaccuum asked.
   "That was the full TotanRanger Task Force."  TotanRed said.  "Guess you 
guys changed your minds about coming up here."
   "We wouldn't miss this for the world!"  TotanBlue said.
   "ElectroBlasters!"
   The five pulled out their pistols and simultaneously shot beams at the 
monster, who barely felt injured.
   "That'll only get me more mad!"  ViroVaccuum yelled.  The rangers are 
struggled as the air was taken out of them and they fell unconscious to the 
ground.
   "The Totanrangers are finished!"  ViroVaccuum yelled out into the air.
   "Not quite."
   ViroVaccuum turned around to see TotanYellow standing in a weak defense 
mode.
   "I don't get it!"  ViroVaccuum said.  "You're human!  You shouldn't be this 
way!"
   "Guess again!"  TotanYellow fired her ElectroBlaster at ViroVaccuum, 
sending him back.  She shot another blast and the air sak broke, returning the 
atmosphere.  "I'm not human."  She said under her breath.
   The rangers began to return to conscioussness.
   "Are you guys OK?"  TotanYellow asked.
   "Yeah."  TotanGreen said.  "But how did you--"
   "I'll explain later."  TotanYellow said.  "Right now, we need to finish 
this Virus Creep off."
   "Easier said than done!"  ViroVaccuum yelled, and he instantly enlarged to 
megasize.
   "It's time for Dominant Mechatron!"  TotanRed yelled.
   "Too bad this time you're going to be left out in the cold!"  MegaVaccuum 
yelled, and he sucked the five rangers into his void.
   "What is this thing?"  TotanPink asked.
   "His atmosphere sak."  TotanRed said.  "We gotta get out of here."
   "Time for Dominant Weapons."  TotanBlue said.
   The five wielded their weapons and hit one spot in the sak, causing sparks 
to erupt and for them to be sucked out from the intense suction.  The five 
Rangers landed and rolle don the ground.
   "Time for Dominant Mechatron!"  TotanRed yelled.  "Again!"
 The five mecha machines flew through the air, and then in a powerful blast, 
 instantaneously combined together to form a flying Dominant mechatron.  the 
 five rangers appeared in the chief cockpit.
   "I see you brought a new toy!"  MegaVaccuum said.  "To bad it really 
SUCKS!"
   MegaVaccuum turned on his turbines, causing the struggling robo to begin 
slowly lurching toward the monster.  The monster had dual slicer blades ready 
to chop the machine to shreds.
   "What do we do?"  TotanPink asked.
   DMT sternly planted it's feet into the ground and successfully syopped 
being pulled to the monster.
   "It's time for more power!"  MegaVaccuum twisted a knob on his shoulder and 
the suction increased.  In the cockpit, the rangers were grunting in pain as 
the Monster began defeating them.
   "This guy's good."  TotanBlue said.  "Maybe too good."
   "We will win."  TotanYellow said.  "We've got to."
   "I say it's time for the MagnoSphere!"  TotanRed exclaimed.
   "RIGHT!"  The others yelled.
   DMT pushed it's hands together, and when they came apart, a powerful red 
electromagnetic sphere appeared.
   "MagnoSphere... FIRE!"  The five rangers yelled.
   DMT released the magnoSphere, and increased in velocity due to the heavy 
Vaccuum, exploded on impact against the MegaVirus, thus obliterating him.
   In the cockpit, the five rangers yelled and cheered as Dominant MechaTron 
struck a cool battle pose, letting all know he shall not saunter.

-+-

"The ViroVaccuum failed!"  DragonDogi yelled out loud in total rage.
   "Well, he did manage to deplete 1% of the planet's atmosphere and did do 
considereable and possibly irrepairable damage to the ranger's internal 
systems."  matchmorou pointed out.
   "Shut up!"  DragonDogi yelled.  "That Yellow Ranger knows something we 
don't.  She's definitely NOT human.  And we're going to find out exactly what 
she is.  The TotanRangers shall PAY for their victories."

-+-

That night in the cabin, the five Rangers had gathered around the fire in the 
fireplace.
   "Man, that thing was powerful."  Matt said, resting on a blue cushion that 
he had taken a liking to.
   "You never did explain how you managed to remain conscious during the 
battle.  No human could have done that."  Drake said.
   "I really don't know how I did."  Jessica said, sipping her hot chocolate.  
"By the way, Drake, this is the best hot chocolate I have ever tasted."
   "I'm actually glad we wound up here."  Kary said.  "I am actually 
well-rested, and we mamanged to save the world."
   "And we got to see the inside of a vaccuum cleaner."  JT said.  "Not the 
greatest thing I want to remember."
   "Thank you, JT,"  Matt said, "I just may never clean again."
   "Well, I'm going to hit the sack."  Drake said.  "I am bushed."
   One by one afterwards, the others in turn fell asleep.  But there was more 
going on in the room than gentle slumber.  The yellow ranger's mind was full 
of disturbing, unanswered questions.
   _This was a close call._  Jessica thought.  _How soon will it be before the 
others discover I'm not... one of them?_

						THE END ?

NEXT TIME ON TOTANRANGER...
Drake is challenged to a one-to-one,  high-speed,  life-or-death struggle with 
ViroSpeed,  the fasted Virus Monsterman in existance.    Meanwhile,  the other 
rangers must face off against another evil creation... ViroHatchet!  Will they 
be able to survive and help Drake before he is turned into Ranger Roadkill?

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The  characters  and  events depicted  in  this  series  are  fictional.   Any
similarity to actual persons,    living or dead,  is purely co-incidental  and
unintentional,  unless otherwise indicated.   This series is in no way related
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